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Sea turtles are fascinating creatures of the ocean. They’re very famous for their mass egg hatchings on beaches, so it’s easy to overlook something as simple as their diet. Check out this ...
Leatherback sea turtle hatchlings are checked for health on a beach in Armila, Panama. (Arnulfo Franco/AP) By Teresa Tomassoni. ARMILA, Panama — It was just past midnight when marine ...
A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...
A rescue team successfully disentangled a 400-pound leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay Sunday, likely saving the animal’s life. The turtle was found by boaters off the coast of Wellfleet and ...
Sea turtle season doesn't start until May 1, but a female leatherback crawled onto Vanderbilt Beach and laid a nest, the first historic account of this massive species laying eggs on this beach ...
SCCF documented the first sea turtle nest of 2024 on Sanibel and Captiva and the first nest from a leatherback on Sanibel in four years. Skip to content NOWCAST WPBF 25 News at 6 a.m.
This is only the sixth leatherback sea turtle to nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore since records have been kept. Nests were found last year and in 2012, 2009, 2007 and 2004. Image 1 of 3 ...
A leatherback sea turtle is swimming free after finding itself in a twisted situation. "Phinney" was freed by some helpful humans from a tangle of fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Now, the six-foot ...
Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, undertake extensive migrations that can span multiple years. They travel from subtropical and tropical nesting locations to temperate ...
Sea turtles are fascinating creatures of the ocean. They’re very famous for their mass egg hatchings on beaches, so it’s easy to overlook something as simple as their diet. Check out this ...